GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |